The meta-analysis results showed that task-oriented training led to significantly greater improvement than other training on 6-minute walking distance (mean difference = 82.49 meter; 95% confidence interval: 27.59-137.38) and comfortable gait speed (standardized mean difference = 0.27; 95% confidence interval: 0.03-0.52) in patients with subacute stroke. Our preliminary results showed that the experimental group achieved meaningful improvements in most of the primary outcomes but not for the control group. In addition, different brain reorganization patterns were observed in the two groups.